Part of the American Heritage Dictionaries "100 Words" series of books, this title is representative of the words that serious high school students will encounter in their coursework and will come to use as adults, whether in conversation or while reading the daily newspaper. What should the vocabulary of a well-rounded high school graduate be like? These 100 words from the editors of The American Heritage Dictionaries provide the starting point in answering that question. The list is representative of the words that serious students will encounter in their coursework and will come to use as adults, whether in conversation or while reading the daily newspaper.